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Michigan Appellate Court Applies Res Ipsa Loquitur In Reviving Medical Malpractice Case

November 23, 2024

In 2017, Laura Francke underwent a double mastectomy with reconstructive surgery after doctors diagnosed her with breast cancer. Francke had revision surgery in September 2018 to address implant failure and excess tissue. During the procedure, Desano assisted Lumley, and Wood, Beaudoin, and Sarsozo [...]

Michigan Judge Files Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Against Hospitals, OBGYNs

October 8, 2024

An Eaton County judge who was appointed in August 2024 has filed a Michigan birth injury medical malpractice lawsuit against two hospitals, multiple OBGYNs involved with her prenatal care and delivery, and a pediatrician, on behalf of her daughter who suffered catastrophic birth injuries during labo[...]

Michigan Supreme Court Clarifies Medical Malpractice Expert Qualification Requirements

September 28, 2024

In its Opinion filed on July 25, 2024, the State of Michigan Supreme Court stated: “In these medical malpractice cases, we clarify the standard of care requirements for expert medical witnesses under MCL 600.2169, as interpreted in Woodard v Custer, 476 Mich 545, 719 NW2d 842 (2006).” Th[...]

Michigan Appellate Court Applies Relation-Back Doctrine To Reinstate Medical Malpractice Case

September 20, 2024

MCL 600.5852, known as the Michigan wrongful-death saving provision, provides as follows: (1) If a person dies before the period of limitations has run or within 30 days after the period of limitations has run, an action that survives by law may be commenced by the personal representative of the dec[...]

Michigan Supreme Court Holds Medical Malpractice Expert’s Opinion Not Necessarily Required To Be Supported By Peer-Reviewed Literature To Be Found Reliable

September 10, 2024

Background Lynda Danhoff and her husband filed a Michigan medical malpractice action against Daniel K. Fahim, M.D. and others regarding a surgical procedure performed on Lynda known as extreme lateral intrabody fusion (XLIF). Lynda began to experience complications following the procedure, including[...]

Michigan Appellate Court Holds ICU Physician Could Be Found To Be Ostensible Agent Of Hospital In Medical Malpractice Case

June 24, 2024

In 2018, the decedent began experiencing pain in his left knee. After consultation with his orthopedic doctor, Dr. Paul Drouillard, the decedent was scheduled to have a left total knee replacement surgery on February 11, 2019, at Garden City Hospital. Dr. Drouillard successfully performed the surger[...]

Nearly $2M Michigan Medical Malpractice Settlement For Perforated Bowel During ERCP Leading To Death

May 23, 2024

It has been reported that in December 2023, a Michigan medical malpractice wrongful death confidential settlement was reached in the amount of $1.975 million for a 57-year-old woman who died as a result of the failure to locate and repair a bowel perforation during and after an Endoscopic Retrograde[...]

$120M Michigan Birth Injury Medical Malpractice Verdict For Delayed C-Section Resulting In Severe Brain Damage

April 6, 2024

A Michigan birth injury medical malpractice jury returned its verdict on March 28, 2024 after a month-long trial in the amount of $120 million for a now 13-year-old who suffered catastrophic injuries as a result of the delay in performing a Cesarean section delivery that the plaintiff argued would h[...]

Michigan Appellate Court Holds Hospital Not Liable For ER Malpractice Under Ostensible Agency Theory

March 23, 2024

Hospital Liability For Medical Malpractice A hospital may be 1) directly liable for malpractice, through claims of negligence in supervision of staff physicians as well as selection and retention of medical staff, or 2) vicariously liable for the negligence of its agents. Generally speaking, a hospi[...]

Michigan Appellate Court Discusses Same-Specialty Expert Requirement In Medical Malpractice Cases

January 20, 2024

Background Facts Douglas Widmar sustained traumatic injuries when he accidentally crashed his ultralight plane on October 8, 2015. Emergency responders intubated him with an endotracheal ventilator before transporting him to the surgical intensive care unit at William Beaumont Hospital. His injuries[...]

Michigan Appellate Court Holds Negligence Claim Against Ambulance Service Is Not Medical Malpractice Claim

December 3, 2023

Background Facts On August 2, 2016, Jonathan Schirmer was admitted to MidMichigan Medical Center (MMC) due to concerns that he was experiencing a heart attack. Jonathan sought to be treated by his primary care physician at a different hospital—McLaren North in Petoskey—but no beds were available[...]

Federal Appellate Court Affirms Qualified Immunity For First Responders Who Pronounced Patient Dead Who Was Still Alive

October 7, 2023

Emergency medical personnel in Southfield, Michigan, pronounced Timesha Beauchamp dead when she was still alive. Beauchamp was placed in a body bag and transported to a funeral home, where an embalmer discovered that she was not dead. Beauchamp was hospitalized and died about six weeks later. Howard[...]

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